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5 SIPs To Invest For October 2021 That Are Rated “No 1” By CRISIL

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Be cautious when investing

Though individuals are investing in SIPs, it is time to be very cautious. The Sensex at 60,000 points is overvalued and even those looking at SIPs, may want to invest smaller lots. In case the markets fall, it maybe more prudent to increase your Systematic Investment Plans, if you are investing in equity mutual funds. At the moment we are suggesting investors, to look for hybrid funds, which allows the fund manager to invest in bonds as well as equities and thus hedge their risk.

Mutual funds that are rated No 1 by CRISIL

Mutual funds that are rated No 1 by CRISIL

Here is a list of mutual funds that are rated as No 1 by CRISIL, in their respective categories.

Name Category 1-year returns 3-year returns
BOI AXA Mid & Small Cap Equity & Debt Fund Hybrid 78.26% 15.62%
PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund Flexi Cap 68.98% 23.47%
Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund Largecap 47.14% 17.14%
IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund Largecap 51.69% 14.53%
Franklin India Bluechip Fund Largecap 46.70% 12.27%

Why we are recommending only the above 5?

Why we are recommending only the above 5?

To begin with given where the stock markets are we believe that spectacular returns as in the last 1-year is out of the question. We are hence recommending only the hybrid, flexi and largecap mutual funds. In fact, we do not even like flexi cap mutual funds, given that they would have exposure to small and midcap stocks as well.

At the moment we are recommending only hybrid funds, where the fund manager has the flexibility to switch between debt and equity. We will be covering Hybrid mutual fund SIPs in a separate article. We also urge investors to start switching to debt mutual funds, given the way markets have rallied in the last 1-year. I mean, it may also be time to protect your capital, if not entirely than partially at the very least.

Disclaimer:

Disclaimer:

Investing in mutual funds poses a risk of financial losses. Investors must therefore exercise due caution. Greynium Information Technologies and the author are not liable for any losses caused as a result of decisions based on the article. The above article is for informational purposes only and investors should exercise some discretion.



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Bank of Maharashtra raises issue of breach of confidentiality in Videocon insolvency process, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Bank of Maharashtra, a dissatisfied creditor of Videocon Group, has on Thursday raised the issue of the breach of confidentiality in the corporate insolvency resolution process of the debt-ridden group before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). During the proceedings, counsel appearing for the Bank of Maharashtra wondered as to how the bid amount of the successful resolution applicant Twin Star Technologies was so close to the liquidation value.

“Here the kind of bid that has come is so close to the liquidation value clearly suggests that the confidentiality has not been maintained. More than 95 per cent proceed is being given to the secured creditors (as per the plan) because of the leak of this (liquidation) value to the bidders,” submitted senior advocate Vikas Singh appearing for Bank of Maharashtra.

Singh also said that the resolution plan provides for payment to the dissenting financial creditors by way of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) and equities which is contrary to the rules set out in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

Twin Star’s resolution plan of Rs 2,962.02 crore meant a haircut of over 95 per cent on admitted claims of Rs 64,838.63 core.

Even the Mumbai-bench of the NCLT, while approving Anil Agarwal’s Twin Star Technologies’ Rs 2,962.02 crore-bid had observed creditors of debt-ridden Videocon Industries Ltd will be taking nearly 96 per cent haircut on their loans and the bidder is “paying almost nothing”.

The NCLAT will continue hearing the matter on Friday also.

During the proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representing the Committee of Creditors submitted that due to paucity of time, a rejoinder to the reply filed by the Twin Star could not be filed. It was assured to be filed by Friday in physical form.

“In the meanwhile, the parties, who have not filed ‘written submissions’ yet, are directed to file the same positively by tomorrow in physical form,” said a two-member bench comprising Justice Jarat Kumar Jain and Ashok Kumar Mishra.

Earlier on June 9, the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved a Rs 2,962 crore takeover bid by Twin Star Technologies for the 13 companies of the debt-ridden group.

However, the NCLT order was stayed by the appellate tribunal on July 19 over the petitions filed by two dissatisfied creditors of the Videocon Group – Bank of Maharashtra and IFCI Ltd and had directed to maintain “status quo ante”.

Later, lenders to Videocon Industries had also approached the insolvency appellate tribunal seeking fresh bids for the 13 companies of the debt-ridden group. PTI KRH MKJ



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Lenders approach RBI after Rs 30,000 crore Srei loans turn NPA, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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A consortium of lenders led by UCO Bank has sought central bank directions on pursuing recovery of dues from the Srei Group after loans worth about ₹30,000 crore to the Kolkata-based financier officially qualified to be moved to the list of non-performing assets (NPA) this quarter, two people aware of the development told ET.

The Srei Group, however, said it expects banks to chalk out a debt recast plan that will map repayment milestones to future cash flows.

Since the group entities involved are non-banking financial companies (NBFC), the lenders concerned compulsorily need the Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) approval to take the Srei Group to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for insolvency proceedings.

In response to a query from ET, a Srei Group spokesperson said the economic downturn and loan moratoriums provided by the regulator had affected operations. The group is now in discussions with banks to implement a restructuring scheme.

‘NPA Ratio to Take a Hit’
“We hope banks will decide on the debt realignment at the earliest so that the company can pay all its bondholders and other creditors,” a Srei spokesperson said in the mailed response to ET. “We are very hopeful that banks will propose a payment schedule in consonance with the company’s cash flow that will enable payments to all creditors and help run the company smoothly.”

To be sure, Srei Infrastructure Finance may become the next big bankruptcy candidate from the financial services space after Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL). Banks are free to classify loans to Srei Group as NPAs after the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) lifted a stay earlier this month on marking such exposure as bad, setting aside a lower bench order.

  • Srei Infra and its unit Srei Equipment Finance together owe lenders and debenture holders Rs 30,000 cr
  • UCO Bank, SBI have exposure of more than Rs 2,000 cr each
  • Srei Infra reported a loss of Rs 971 cr in the June quarter
  • Provisions on loans surged to Rs 439 cr from Rs 67 cr a year ago
  • In July, Srei disclosed that a RBI-directed audit had flagged Rs 8,576 cr of lending to ‘probable’ related parties of the group

“All banks will have to classify loans to Srei as NPAs this quarter and make the minimum provisions required,” said a person familiar with banking-sector exposure to the Srei Group. “Many banks have excess provisions; so, that should not be a cause for concern. But with such a big loan account slipping, the gross NPA ratio of some banks will increase at the end of the quarter.”Srei Infrastructure, and its subsidiary Srei Equipment Finance, together owe lenders and debenture holders a total of ₹30,000 crore. Kolkata-based UCO Bank is the lead lender, with more than ₹2,000 crore of exposure. State Bank of India (SBI)’s exposure to the group is also more than ₹2,000 crore.

Bankers say they have already set the ball rolling for recovery of loans by writing to the RBI and a regulatory nod to take the company through the bankruptcy courts could mean another DHFL-type insolvency process.

“Already two letters have been sent to apprise RBI of the conditions. If the central bank gives the permission, banks will go ahead with a court monitored process,” said a second person aware of the Srei-related banking-sector exposures. “It remains to be seen what the central bank’s response is.”



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SBI, Union Bank, PNB pick up stake in NARCL, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Three state-owned lenders — SBI, Union Bank of India and PNB — picked up over 12 per cent stake each in the proposed bad bank NARCL on Thursday, and said their holdings will be brought down by December. While State Bank of India (SBI) and Union Bank of India picked up 13.27 per cent stake each, representing a cumulative 3.88 crore shares in the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL), PNB subscribed to 12.06 per cent stake (1,80,00,000 shares).

In a regulatory filing on the subscription to 1,98,00,000 shares of NARCL (pending execution of the investment agreement), the country’s largest lender SBI said the “investment of equity stake of 13.27 per cent by State Bank of India to be reduced to 9.90 per cent by 31st December 2021”.

Union Bank of India, in its regulatory filing, said it has subscribed to 1,98,00,000 shares of NARCL (pending execution of investment agreement).

The lender said it will bring down its stake of 13.27 per cent to 9.90 per cent by December 2021 on subscription by other public sector banks (PSBs)/ financial institutions.

“Punjab National Bank has subscribed to 1,80,00,000 shares of National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (pending execution of investment agreement),” the bank said in a separate filing.

PNB said it will bring down its stake from 12.06 per cent to 9 per cent by December 31, 2021.

NARCL, which is yet to become operational, will take over the bad assets of banks in its own account for speedy resolution of sour loans.

All the three lenders have subscribed to the equity in NARCL at Rs 10 per share. The completion of the acquisition by them is expected by March 2022.

Earlier this month, the Cabinet cleared a proposal to provide government guarantee worth Rs 31,000 crore to security receipts issued by the NARCL.

Incorporated on July 7, 2021, NARCL will pay up to 15 per cent of the agreed value for the bad loans in cash and the remaining 85 per cent would be government-guaranteed security receipts.

It will be 51 per cent owned by PSBs and the remaining by private sector lenders. State-owned Canara Bank has expressed its intent to be the lead sponsor of NARCL with a 12 per cent stake. PTI KPM ABM ABM



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Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC IPO fully subscribed on Day-2, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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The initial public offer of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited was fully subscribed on the second day on Thursday. The Rs 2,768.25-crore initial share sale received bids for 2,99,46,460 shares against 2,77,99,200 shares on offer, translating into 1.08 times subscription, according to an update on the NSE.

The qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) category was subscribed 6 per cent, non-institutional investors 40 per cent and retail individual investors (RIIs) two times.

The initial public offer is of 3,88,80,000 equity shares.

The initial share-sale is entirely an offer for sale, wherein two promoters — Aditya Birla Capital and Sun Life (India) AMC Investments — will divest their stake in the asset management firm.

The price range for the offer is Rs 695-712 per share.

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC on Tuesday said it has collected Rs 789 crore from anchor investors.

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd, the investment manager of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, is a joint venture between Aditya Birla Group and Sun Life Financial Inc of Canada.

Asset management firms like Nippon Life India Asset Management, HDFC AMC, and UTI AMC are already listed on the stock exchanges.

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Bofa Securities India, Citigroup Global Markets India, Axis Capital, HDFC Bank, ICICI Securities, IIFL Securities, JM Financial, Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Limited, SBI Capital Markets and YES Securities (India) are the managers of the offer. PTI SUM BAL BAL



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Dhanlaxmi Bank’s auditors under spotlight as shareholders reject their appointment, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Statutory auditors of Dhanlaxmi Bank, PB Vijayaraghavan & Co, have come under the spotlight after the shareholders of the Kerala-based lender rejected their appointment at its 94th Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday (September 29), the scrutinizer report filed to the stock exchanges on Thursday showed.

Over 65 per cent of the votes were cast against the resolution to appoint PB Vijayaraghavan & Co as the bank’s statutory auditors. For an ordinary resolution to be passed, more than 50 per cent votes need to cast for the resolution.

PB Vijayaraghavan & Co were seeking reappointment for the third year (FY2021-22), and proposed to be paid a total fees of Rs 48 lakh by Dhanlaxmi bank. The Reserve Bank had already accorded approval for their appointment. The Chennai-based auditors, were the branch/ statutory central auditors of the bank during the period 2003-04 to 2008-09, FY 2019-20 and for FY 2020-21, Dhanlaxmi Bank’s annual report for 2020-21 showed.

P B Vijayaraghavan’s rejection as statutory auditors came at a time when Dhanlaxmi Bank’s financial health has been under question and the lender is also facing issues of corporate governance. The auditors, P B Vijayaraghavan, gave a clean chit to the bank in the last two years, issuing an “unqualified opinion”, the bank’s annual reports for FY20 and FY21 showed.

“It seems that the shareholders aren’t happy with the bank’s performance in the recent times and have shown their anger by rejecting the appointment of the statutory auditors,” Shriram Subramanian, MD at proxy advisory firm, InGovern told ETCFO.

Another expert echoed the same point. “It is possible that statutory auditors of the bank were not adequately questioning the management and therefore their independence was seen under doubt by the shareholders, which possibly led to their ouster,” said Mohit Saraf, founder & managing partner, Saraf & Partners.

Shares of Dhanlaxmi Bank closed 0.94 per cent higher on the BSE.



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HDFC Bank raises Rs 739 crore via masala bonds, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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HDFC Bank on Thursday said it has raised Rs 739 crore by issuing the rupee-denominated masala bonds in the overseas markets. HDFC Bank has issued and allotted rupee-denominated bonds overseas on September 30, 2021, the lender said in a regulatory filing.

The private sector lender will use the proceeds from the issue for banking activities.

The subordinated additional tier I bonds are compliant with Basel III norms.

The perpetual bonds, which are unrated and unsecured, carry a coupon rate of 7.55 per cent.

The notes (bonds) will be listed on the India International Exchange (IFSC) Ltd and NSE IFSC, it said.

Perpetual bonds carry no maturity date, so they may be treated as equity, not as debt.

The rupee-denominated bonds, popularly known as “masala” bonds are instruments that are issued outside India, not in the local currency but the Indian rupee.

In November 2016, the RBI had allowed banks to raise funds by floating the rupee-denominated bonds in overseas markets as part of an additional avenue to raise long term funds. Shares of HDFC Bank closed at Rs 1,595.50 apiece on BSE, up 0.14 per cent from the previous close.



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HDFC Bank, HDFC Securities invest $1 million in Borderless Softtech, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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HDFC Bank and HDFC Securities invested USD 1 million (about Rs 7.4 crore) in Borderless Softtech, which runs global investment platform Stockal, as part of Pre-Series A funding. Borderless Softtech is a subsidiary of US-based Borderless Investing Inc.

This partnership will widen the company’s subscriber base by expanding growth opportunities to allow Indian investors to get access to over 5,500 US-listed companies fractional stocks and ETFs, according to a release issued by Stockal on Thursday.

The company is planning to utilise the funding to turbocharge its growth, making it a platform of choice for Indian investors.

“This funding will enable thousands of Indian investors to get exposure to opportunities offered by the global markets as we further expand our capabilities to markets in South-East Asia and Europe,” Vinay Bharathwaj, Co-CEO and co-founder of Stockal, said.

Smita Bhagat, Country Head, HDFC Bank, said the funding decision was based on the strength and resilience the Stockal platform has shown in India, especially in the past few months.

Borderless Investing Inc’s brand Stockal has revolutionised the US investments space by offering seamless digital trading solutions to Indian investors since its inception.

In terms of volumes, Stockal processed about USD 550 million in transactions during this financial year and by March 2021, the platform processed more than USD 50 million in monthly transactions. PTI SP BAL BAL



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Home loans set for a big boost this festive season, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Home loans are set to get a boost this festive season as easing Covid curbs give buyers confidence and rates stay rock bottom due to ample liquidity

Buyers confident about the economy are set to cash in on low rates to buy homes.

Housing sales have jumped over two-fold during the July-September period at 62,800 units across seven major cities on better demand driven by low mortgage rates and hiring in IT/ITeS sector, according to property consultant Anarock.

Sales of residential properties stood at 29,520 units in the year-ago period and 24,560 units in the previous quarter.

Housing prices appreciated by 3 per cent across the seven cities to Rs 5,760 per square feet in Q3 of 2021 calendar year from Rs 5,600 per square feet in Q3, 2020.

The ongoing WFH (Work For Home) culture continues to influence residential sentiment on two major fronts – overall housing demand and unit sizes.

About 80 per cent of respondents to a survey by consultant JLL expected to make a purchase in the next three months.

Fierce competition

Competition among lenders in the home loan space is also set to boost home loans.

Kotak Mahindra Bank is offering home loans at a lower rate of 6.50 per cent is a festive period offer available only for two months till November 8, and the lowest offering is for those having the highest credit scores coming from the salaried segment.

In the past, its rivals which include HDFC and SBI, have responded to rate cuts by slashing their own offering. The rate cut comes at a time when demand for home loans is falling in the country and may spark similar offers from rivals.

Large banks like the State Bank of India already offer home loans at as low as 6.65 per cent and 6.75 per cent, respectively, while the interest rates for HFCs is between 7.45 per cent and 10 per cent.

Nirmal Bang Institutional Equities said in a note, “The demand momentum seen in housing loans last year has tapered off and organic growth for the housing finance industry has been softening,” the brokerage house said. The organic growth in the home loan segment for large banks has been slowing over the last 45-50 days.

Home loan AUM growth

Even as lenders jostle for home loan pie, the assets under management of the segment across banks and non-banks are likely to grow by 15% over the next three to five years, according to ICICI Securities.

This would be on the back of the rise in disbursements and improved affordability.

“Factors such as low interest rates, stamp duty cut, benign real estate prices, etc. have improved affordability to own a house. ‘Work from home’ has kindled incremental housing demand. Construction too was not adversely impacted during the second wave,” the brokerage said.

Home loan growth fell to 8% over the previous three financial years as compared to 17-18% earlier while disbursements fell to Rs 5.3-5.5 lakh crore due to the pandemic. However, it has now risen to a run-rate of Rs 7-8 lakh crore.



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